Piano Concerto No.2, in B-flat major, Op.83 - Johannes Brahms 'Fleisher, Szell'

Composition Year: 1878–81
First Performance: 1881-11-09 in Budapest, Redoutensaal. Johannes Brahms (piano solo) ; Budapest Philharmonic / Alexander Erkel
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Performers: Performers: Cleveland Orchestra • Leon Fleisher - Piano • George Szell - Conductor
Recorded: 19-20 Octoberi, 1962, Severance Hall, Cleveland, Ohio
Recording quality: High
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00:01 1. Allegro non troppo
17:01 2. Allegro appassionato
25:34 3. Andante
38:29 4. Allegretto grazioso
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Work:
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major, Op. 83, by Johannes Brahms is separated by a gap of 22 years from his first piano concerto. Brahms began work on the piece in 1878 and completed it in 1881 while in Pressbaum near Vienna. It took him three years to work on this concerto, which indicates that he was always self-critical. He wrote to Clara Schumann: "I want to tell you that I have written a very small piano concerto with a very small and pretty scherzo." Ironically, he was describing a huge piece. This concerto is dedicated to his teacher, Eduard Marxsen. The public premiere of the concerto was given in Budapest on 9 November 1881, with Brahms as soloist and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, and was an immediate success. He proceeded to perform the piece in many cities across Europe.
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Wikipedia biography: https://bit.ly/3kbFPC0
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ATTRIBUTION
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